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New Lee's Live Poultry Market

Citation: At approximately 1130 hrs in the cooler
between the evisceration room and break room, I observed thirteen
chicken carcasses in a holding tank that did not have wing tags or
another form of identification. The thirteen carcasses were retained
by USDA reject/retain tag #39907680. This condition does not fulfill
the requirements of 9CFR 381.115 which states that inspected and
passed poultry products are required to be labeled. Although this
establishment has a religious exemption, they are still subject to
all of the other applicable provisions of the Poultry Products
Inspection Act and the regulations 9CFR 381.115. For religious
exempt poultry, items for retail sale must be individually
identified with tags providing the following features: 1. A
statement that the product was processed under a Buddhist or
Confucian or a statement of equal meaning. 2. The name of the
religious official or organization under whose supervision the pouty
was slaughtered. 3. The official establishment name and address. 4.
The establishment number. This noncompliance is linked to NR #
0030-2010-17846 dated 8/2/10 for failing to meet 9CFR 381.115.

Regulation:

381.115(a)(1) Authorization to establish specifications.
The Administrator is authorized to establish specifications or
definitions and standards of identity or composition, covering the
principal constituents of any poultry product with respect to which
a specified name of the product or other labeling terminology may be
used, whenever he determines such action is necessary to prevent
sale of the product under false or misleading labeling. Further, the
Administrator is authorized to prescribe definitions and standards
of identity or composition for poultry products whenever he
determines such action is otherwise necessary for the protection of
the public. The requirements of this subpart are hereby found to be
necessary for these purposes and standards are hereby established as
set forth in this subpart.